# CVE-2022-41998: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) DCM software

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in Intel DCM software due to an uncontrolled search path vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j6p9-88h5-mr34

## What is CVE-2022-41998?

CVE-2022-41998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) DCM software, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Data Center Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) DCM software

- [CVE-2023-31273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31273/): Privilege escalation in Intel DCM software (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-3679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3679/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-33942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33942/): Security feature bypass in Intel(R) DCM software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23182/): Auth bypass in Intel(R) Data Center Manager software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12347/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager Console (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) DCM software, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) DCM software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41998

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